It may not be everyone’s cup of tea to jet away to the outback town of Mt Isa for a long weekend. It’s generally hot and there isn’t a whole lot to do as a tourist in the area – it is largely a mining town, after all. But there are some pretty cool birdsContinue reading “Mt Isa Long Weekend, Sep 2023”
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Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge and Katherine, Jul 2022
[A stop on the Litchfield + Katherine + Kununurra, Jul-Aug 2022 Trip] Dates of visit: 31 Jul to 2 Aug, 2022 Katherine is an outback town in the Northern Territory some 320km south-east of Darwin. It has a number of birding hotspots that are worth a visit if you happen to be in the area,Continue reading “Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge and Katherine, Jul 2022”
Edith Falls, Jul 2022
[A stop on the Litchfield + Katherine + Kununurra, Jul-Aug 2022 Trip] Date of visit: 31 Jul 2022 Leliyn (Edith Falls) is a delightful waterfall and waterhole in Nitmiluk National Park, 290km south of Darwin and 60km north of Katherine. It (and some spots on the road in) have long been fabled areas to findContinue reading “Edith Falls, Jul 2022”
Litchfield National Park, Jul 2022
[A stop on the Litchfield + Katherine + Kununurra, Jul-Aug 2022 Trip] Date of visit: Jul 30, 2022 Litchfield National Park is a scenic gem of the Top End in the Northern Territory. It is about 15000 square kilometers in size and is 90km south of Darwin. In this post we cover five of theContinue reading “Litchfield National Park, Jul 2022”
Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, 2022-2023
Summary: Gorgeous inner city gardens with plenty of variety of plants and birds Date of visits: Nov 13, 2022 and Aug 1, 2023 It’s no secret that we like the bird photography possibilities at botanic gardens here at Bird Spots, with glowing reviews of Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens in Hobart, the George Darwin Botanic GardensContinue reading “Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, 2022-2023”
Charlotte Plains Station, Jul 2023
Summary: Large sheep station with some good birding areas and accommodation Dates of visit: July 14 to 16, 2023 Charlotte Plains Station is a family-owned and operated sheep station near Cunnamulla in west Queensland. It offers a large (67,000 acres) property for birding along with accommodation options including cabins and camping. There are two main entrances toContinue reading “Charlotte Plains Station, Jul 2023”
Bunya Mountains, Dec 2021
Summary: Village accommodation in the heart of superb bird-rich rainforest Dates of visit: 28-30 Dec 2021 Bunya Mountains is an isolated section of the Great Dividing Range about three hours north-west of Brisbane which features some very nice rainforest, natural grassland “balds” as well as boasting the largest stand of bunya pines in the world.Continue reading “Bunya Mountains, Dec 2021”
Red Centre Trip, Jun 2023
We took a winter trip to the “Red Centre” – Alice Springs and surrounds, and down to Uluru and Kata Tjuta – from June 9 to 22, 2023, to see what birds we could find. If this area conjures up images of the desert in your mind, you’re not far off – it’s arid allContinue reading “Red Centre Trip, Jun 2023”
Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Jun 2023
Summary: Awesome seabird-watching trip off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania Dates of visit: Jun 3 and 4, 2023 The pelagic boat trip from Eaglehawk Neck is one of the highest-calibre seabird watching adventures you can take in Australian waters. It starts from the south-eastern tip of Tasmania, where you have an amazing opportunity to seeContinue reading “Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Jun 2023”
West Lake Robina, 2021-2023
Summary: Fairly typical Gold Coast suburban lake with some interesting bird life Dates of visit: Various from April 2021 to April 2023 I’m covering West Lake Robina on the Gold Coast in Queensland here not because it’s a stand-out birding location, but more as a case study in observing a “local patch” over an extendedContinue reading “West Lake Robina, 2021-2023”
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